Chachra set foot again on home soil...
arriving at the Roanoke Regional
Airport-

hugging his daughter .... after
what was a long travel day...
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INQ=AS WE WERE DRIVING 37:56

AS WE WERE DRIVING INTO HEATHROW WE
REALIZED THERE IS GOING TO BE A PROBlEM
AT SECURITY.
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OQ=AT SECURITY He was right... travelers had to

forfeight just about everything
including carryons, liquids.. even pens
and books.

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INQ=They said anything 39:12

VINOD CHACHRA/LOCAL BUSINESSMAN: THEY
SAID ANYTHING WE BROUGHT ON THE PLANE
HAD TO BE IN A PLASTIC ENVELOPE AND BE
VISIBLE AND THE ONLY THINGS YOU COULD
TAKE ON THE PLANE WERE YOUR WALLET YOUR
MONEY AND YOUR MEDICINE NOTHING ELSE.
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OQ=nothing else Word of what was going on spread
throughout the airport---- planes
headed for America were targets---- and

security on all american bound flights
was affected.
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INQ=WHEN I FOUND OUT 38:00

WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS GOING TO BE
UNITED AND CONTINENTAL AND AMERICAN
IMPACTED THAT MADE ME PAUSE THERE.
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OQ=ME PAUSE THERE Once on board.. chachra said the

plane sat on the tarmac for two hours
before taking off-
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OQ=septemeber ninth <
(END SOT) since 1891....In fact, the college was

founded because at the time, women were
not welcome at Randolph Macon in
Ashland....More than a century later,
some of the women attending are now
turning the tables, concerned that the
admission of men will mean a change in

principle. A concern administrators
are trying to put to ease.
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INQ= president

2:26:17-36 THIS IS A STRONG WOMAN'S
COLLEGE AND OUR COMMITTMENT TO
DEVELOPING STRONG LEADERS, THINKERS,
STRONG INNOVATIVE WOMEN WILL NOT FALTER

student

2:35:48 NOT A WHOLE LOT WILL CHANGE,
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE SO MUCH ABOUT
COMMUNITY, SO MUCH ABOUT SUPPORTING
EACH OTHER, UPLIFTING EACH OTHER, AND I
THINK WE'LL TAKE CHALLENGE OF HAVING
MEN ON CAMPUS IN STRIDE, WE'RE STRONG
WOMEN AND WE CAN HANDLE IT
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OQ= But the bottom line is the college

needs to increase enrollment.

A challenge since only 2 percent of
all college bound women will even
consider a same sex environment. So
that creates another need...
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INQ= 26:33-36 FIND A MORE VIBRANT

MARKETPLACE FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY
EDUCATION THAT WE OFFER.
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OQ= That marketplace will be created

by incorporating men and the college's
two strengths, its honor program and
its global reach...in fact more than 11
percent of the students are
international.

But with any new mission or
adventure it's sometimes hard
recruiting.. but there's already a plan
in place for that....
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INQ= --2:27:06-26 WE DO HOPE TO HAVE FIVE

GREAT ATHELTIC TEAMS AND WILL
RECRUITING FOR THEM AND WE ARE WORKING
WITH CONSULTING FIRMS THAT CAN HELP TP
MATCH ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO THE
STUDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES
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OQ= But the opportunity to vote is only

given to the Board of Trustees and
they're set to make a decision
September ninth. >>

ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
GRAPHIC=NONE If the vote is in favor of co-ed,

another change could be on the way...a
name change, so the college doesn't get
confused with Randolph Macon in
Ashland.

An environmental group made a stop in
Roanoke today to convince folks to do
just that.
DOUBLE BOXES=NATASHA/JUSTIN DOUBLE BOXES

Justin McLeod went along for the
ride. So Justin what's the group's
selling point?

Natasha, certainly members hope
you'll want to take care of the
environment.
LIVE=JUSTIN FULL BAM LIVE FULL
BAM=NEWS 7 AT ELEVEN FS

*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com But they realize most of us are more
concerned about our wallets and
pocketbooks so they're emphasizing all
the money we could potentially save
with a hybrid.
ENG#=1 VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Several members of the Natural
Resources Defense Council are on a 18
city tour across the country to show
off environmentally friendly vehicles.

They made a stop this afternoon at
the Natural Foods Co-op in Roanoke.

There, folks got the chance to see
the first production hybrid SUV which
is a Ford Escape.

Environmentalists point out you'll
get several thousand dollars in tax
credits for buying one, not to mention
it could help bring gas prices down.
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INQ=The good news

*CG 2line Deron Lovaas
Natural Resources Defense Council DERON LOVAAS/NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL: THE GOOD NEWS IS IF YOU BUY
THESE KINDS OF CARS THEY ARE GOING TO
HELP REDUCE DEMAND AND THE LAW OF
ECONOMICS SAY THAT'S GOING TO BRING
PRICES DOWN EVENTUALLY. THE OTHER
THING TO REALIZE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
ECONOMICS IT'S ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY.
BUYING CARS LIKE THIS HELPS CUT OUR
DEPENDENCE OF FOREIGN OIL.

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OQ=of foreign oil

VO NAT VO NAT

The group also had on display another
alternative. an ethanol powered sedan.

This vehicle runs on a combination
of ethanol and traditional gas.
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LIVE=JUSTIN FULL BAM LIVE FULL

BAM=N7 AT ELEVEN FS The problem is there are 169-thousand

gas retailers in the country and only
750 of those actually sell ethanol.
DOUBLE BOXES=JUSTIN/NATASHA (DOUBLE BOXES)

Natasha, the closest one from Roanoke
is 117 miles away in Statesville North
Carolina.

Hey Everybody Grant Kittelson
back in the News 7 Sports office and
were going all-in tonight as the Avs
show some leather but did they have the
offense. Hidden Valley hits the Friday
Football Extra Preview Stage. Michael
Vick and Bryan Randall both show off
some wheels in the Pre-season and
qualifying from Watkins Glen. All that
and more coming up in Sports.

team there battling for a post-season
berth. The Virginia Tech Defense isn't
satisfied, and qualifying from Watkins
Glen but first your Extra Point.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT

VO-NAT If you want anymore evidence that

Poker is taking over the World, look no
further than the World Series of Poker
which saw a former Hollywood Talent
agent in Jaime Gold win the title and
12 million dollars. He won the final
hand in Texas Hold 'em with a Pair of
Queens. Gold out-lasted a field that
began 12 days ago and featured over 8
thousand players

Pre-season N-F-L Games and if you
wanted to see Michael Vick actually
play for Atlanta against New England,
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Atlanta, GA

You better have tuned in early
here on your Hometown Station because
Mike wasn't in the game for long.

He played just the first series
leading the Falcons to a Field Goal.

He went 3 for 4 in the passing game and
rushed once in typical Vick fashion for
16 yards.

He gave way to Matt Schaub the
U-V-A grad who threw a 21 yard
touchdown pass to Michael Jenkins who
made a great catch for the only T-D of
the first half.

*CG final New England In the Second Half former Hokie, Bryan
23 Randall, who is competing for the 3rd
Atlanta Q-B spot on the Falcons came in and
26 check out the wheels as he takes off
for the long run, that lead to an
Atlanta Field Goal. The Final Score 26
6o 23 Falcons over the Patriots.
(END VO) (END VO)

Friday Football Extra Previews. The
Titans just missed out on the Playoffs
last season. The disappointment from a
year ago has fueled the fire for
2-thousand and 6.

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INQ=

*CG 2line J.R. Edwards
Hidden Valley Head Coach

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OQ=set our goals.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke Co.

This off-season Coach Edwards had
a couple of openings on his staff. For
one of the positions, He went and
hired a familiar face in Wallace
Thompson who coached Edwards when he
was in High School.
(END VO) (END VO)

have 24 games remaining in their
Regular Season. If they are going to
make it to the post-season the teams
they have to finish in front of our
Winston-Salem and Myrtle Beach. The
Avs next 6 home games are against those
2 teams.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem
Avalanche vs Pelicans That started with the Pelicans
coming to town to begin a 3-game set.

Myrtle Beach would get on the
board first in the top of the third.
Mark Jurich with a double to right
center-field. 2 runs would come into
score.

The Avs got one of those runs
back in the bottom half of the inning.
Beau Torbert with the Ground-ball that
just gets under the glove. Ervin
Alcantara scores.

*CG final Myrtle Beach Salem showing some leather as
3 Wladimir Sutil gets the ground ball
Salem that kept a run from scoring but not
1 enough. Salem Falls 3 to 1 to Myrtle
Beach.

this season the Nextel Cup Cars will
race on a Road Course. This one up in
New York.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Watkins Glen, NY
Speed They Qualified this afternoon at
Watkins Glen and before they went out
for the offical laps everyone was
pointing to the Pensake Cars as being
the favorites to win the pole.

The first Penske Car on the track
was Ryan Newman proving the Practice
Speeds did translate over, he was on
the pole for a while.

Greg Biffle put the hammer down

to try and get a good starting spot but
all he got was a banged up Race Car.
He will start 41st after hitting the
wall.

The other Penske Car, that one
driven by Kurt Busch, blew the field
away. Taking the top starting spot by
a large Margin. It is Busch's second
straight Road Course pole.
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